Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance event Thursday

Photo by Jonathan E. Agee

Posted 10/04/12

Guitarist Jonathan Epley of the U.S. Army Field Band performs "Azulano" by Jayme Ovalle on Sept. 27 at Argonne Hills Chapel Center. The song was one of five selections performed by members of the Army Field Band in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month on Fort Meade.

The Fort Meade military community is invited to commemorate the 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Observance Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McGill Training Center, 8542 Zimborski Ave.

Admission is free and open to the public.

The keynote speaker is Nelson A. Diaz, who served as a judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1981 through 1993.

The event will feature Latin dancers and food sampling.

All Fort Meade service members and civilians employees are encouraged to attend with supervisory approval and without charge to annual leave. Administrative leave is authorized.

For more information, call the Fort Meade Equal Opportunity Office at 301-677-6687 or the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at 301-677-6298.